Around the Nation

Fear of cancer's return may be driving women with an early diagnosis of breast cancer to have one or both breasts removed, though research shows milder treatment is just as effective.

Mastectomy No Better Than Lumpectomy For Early Breast Cancer

7:23pm December 10, 2015

by Patti Neighmond

A comparison of common treatments for early-stage breast cancer finds lumpectomy with radiation is essentially equal to breast removal in terms of recurrence and survival, with fewer complications.

Antwan Burns-Jones, 31 (from left), William Moore, 35, and David Lee, 23, add a basketball to the memorial for Tyshawn Lee, 9, who was fatally shot in Chicago's Gresham neighborhood.

National

Amid Violence, Chicago Parents Try To Inoculate Their Sons Against Fear

7:16pm December 10, 2015

by Audie Cornish

It's been a tumultuous few months for parts of Chicago. Parents are doing their best to help their children understand what's happening and how their families and communities can move forward.

Queue Listen Now

Wal-Mart employee Adriana Cajuso takes payment from customer Yoalmi Matias at a store in Miami. By mid-2016, Wal-Mart says, customers will have the option of paying via their smartphones.

National

Wal-Mart To Launch New Mobile Pay System In 2016

5:39pm December 10, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

There's already Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay. Prepare for Wal-Mart Pay: a feature in Wal-Mart's app that will allow shoppers to check out with their smartphones.

#MemeOfTheWeek: Must Be FLOTUS On The Mic

5:01pm December 10, 2015

by Susan Davis

First Lady Michelle Obama collaborated on a rap video encouraging high school seniors to go to college. That gave way to #FLOTUSbars.

Medicare Penalizes 758 Hospitals For Safety Incidents

4:51pm December 10, 2015

by Jordan Rau

More than half of the hospitals punished this year were also dinged in 2014. The government has used financial carrots and now sticks to improve the quality of care.

National

Protesters In Chicago Call For Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Resignation

4:31pm December 10, 2015

by David Schaper

Protests continue in Chicago Thursday over how the police department and Mayor Rahm Emanuel have handled to fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white Chicago police officer last year. NPR reports the frustrations run deep, and Emanuel's's choked-up apology Wednesday is doing little to quiet calls for his resignation.

National

Correction: Chicago Mayor's Apology For Police Killing Of Teenager

4:31pm December 10, 2015

In a previous story on the Chicago mayor's reaction to the shooting of Laquan McDonald, we incorrectly said that McDonald was unarmed. The story should have said that he was carrying a knife.

Nadya Suleman was dubbed "Octomom" after the birth of her octuplets.

Celebrities' Medical Records Tempt Hospital Workers To Snoop

4:13pm December 10, 2015

by Charles Ornstein

When well-known performers receive health care, the details of their cases can leak. Electronic medical records make peeking easier — and also make it easier to catch the staffers who looked.

In this handout photo provided by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, four guns are seen near the site of a shootout between police and suspects. The shooters left 14 people dead and 21 others wounded.

National

'Straw Buyers' Of Guns Break The Law — And Often Get Away With It

3:09pm December 10, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

They break the law by fraudulently filling out a form that says they're the actual buyer, but they're really buying the gun for another person — someone who might be avoiding a background check

Queue Listen Now

Bipartisan Legislation Aims To Tighten Visa Waiver Program

2:59pm December 10, 2015

Visitors from 38 countries don't need a visa to enter the U.S. Steve Inskeep talks to Sen. Jeff Flake, R-AZ, about the legislation he introduced that would up security of the visa waiver program.

Queue Listen Now